27 May, 2012

Adriana loves flowers & shows us how to arrange a collection of them on this gorgeous hanging & on the LO.

Adriana explains her projects:

'Since May
is the month that we celebrate “Mother’s Day”, I thought
it would be a great opportunity to pay tribute to our wonderful Mother’s &
Mother-in-Law’s.

So I have
made two projects.

First is
a TRIO MINI CANVAS hanging. These canvases measure each 10 cm x 10 cm, and they
look quite lovely attached together with ribbon and hanging on a wall.

I used the word LOVE & Forever, because a
Mother’s Love is always treasured forever.Using the lovely image from the Elements paper collection and the
gorgeous fabric flowers available from Meg’s Garden.

Trio Mini canvas hanging “ LOVE Forever”

First I
painted the canvases with slate colour paint, then decorated with papers from Meg’s
garden – Mini Forget me Not collection.Then
decorated with all the beautiful blooms available from Meg’s Garden website.

Two really gorgeous projects to celebrate Mothers - each of the projects has very similar products but yet they end up so different.

They are so beautiful Adriana - love the way you have arranged the flowers. The different blues & creams on the hanging are divine - the laces, jewel pins are such elegant elements - the tassels a fabulous finishing touch. The hanging has so many different colours in it; from the papers to each of the flowers, tassels & laces & they blend so well.

The little touch of garnet on the LO is just so special & just picks up the entire LO. The German scrap border & the lace doilies are really fantastic - the different flowers work so well - the LO is a superb tribute to your beautiful mother-in-law - what a smile!

Well done Adriana - just beautiful

Ladies: we have had 2 Layouts this week using the same paper collection. How amazingly different are they?

25 May, 2012

Denise Ann is published in Australian Simply Cards Issue #42 on sale now - you can see her cards in detail & get full instructions, Top Tips & supplies. The cards are made for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced papercrafters. Denise uses some of the papers hse designed to create these beautiful cards.

The Flutterbys Cards

Butterfly Kisses using Green Toile paper

Enchanted Wings using French Bird Cage paper

Flutterby in Blue using Gates to the Garden paper

Raspberry Flutterby uses French Bird Cage paper

Lacy Wings uses French Bird Cage paper

Inside of Lacy Wings Card

Timeless Wings using Articles de Paris paper

Inside of Timeless Wings

The last 2 cards use acetate, acrylic paint & stamping to create an unusual but very beautiful front of the card; the inside back of the card is where the patterned paper is placed.

22 May, 2012

Have a look at each of the elements to this LO to see why I call them that:

the layers of papers, adding the rust, fussy cutting, the distressing of the edges,

the detail on the edges of the background,

the curls on the papers, the 2 orange/rust brads in the left corner & the clock behind & in front

- the elements are 'fabulously interesting' & work so well together

‘Hi there everyone..

Wow, I had such fun creating this page .. I used the
beautiful “ Birds in Forget me Nots” paper range, THIS PAGE FLOWED TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY & VERY EASILY
, ( love it when that happens ) the papers are just delightful to work with,
and adding a touch of “ rust”just makes
it pop !!! these are Perfect papers for a vintage page with fussy cutting and
distressed edges -After fussy cutting
the flowers I lightly inked the edges with black Versa colour ink, just to add
definition… I inked the chipboard with Versa colour‘Polar blue’

My handy tip- layering the papers and adding a light touch
of ink on the edges creates texture and dimension, giving depth to the page.

18 May, 2012

'When I first saw this new range of paper from Meg's
Garden, I was so inspired by its beautiful softness, and those tones of blue
and grey. My friend's daughter has just had her first baby, Olivia, and these
papers I think are perfect for baby pages.'

The photo of Olivia is so beautiful & precious & is the perfect choice for this very elegant layout by Gayle. I love the blue ribbon & the way it trails down the side of the page embellished with a gorgeous butterfly highlighting the bow; the blue accents on the paper lace with pearls; the collection of shades of blues in the flowers and how fabulous is the framing of the beautiful little girl.

14 May, 2012

Eila presents her LO that she calls 'Summer at Last' and has the following to say:

'It was instant love when I saw the Forget Me Nots Fabric
paper. It brought back memories of my childhood summers in Finland, a seemingly
endless row of sunny days. The covers of my grandfather's mattresses had an
almost identical pattern, only they were in a pale blue and white pattern.

The photo is from internet but it has all the trimmings
of the carefree childhood that I remember; the old red wooden houses so typical
of northern parts of Sweden and Finland. They wild meadow that has been left to
grow, the bare feet and the white cotton summer dresses that I had as a little
girl.

The elegant grey of the paper can be combined with
practically any other colours, I chose orange for its sunshiny qualities. The
trims are just adorable and so wonderful to use as decoration instead of lace
or ribbon.

The red roses/yellow rose buds/blue bells and the
mushrooms are cut out from some pieces of scrap from older paper collections
that I had sitting on my desk. The whimsical and darling details add a charming
feel to the clusters. The fussy-cut butterflies are from the same Fabric's
paper, absolutely adorable.

The photo is matted in the stripey Birds paper that I
also punched with a delicate lacey border.'

What a beautiful summer LO. Love the orange flowers & the additional touches of red, yellow & blue colours; look at the tickets to Hillside Farm & the framed 'hope'. Absolutely love the bird & the butterflies just hanging out at the edge of the LO; you can almost smell the scent of the grass. As we go into winter here, we are all remembering summer & cherish the warmth of the sun on beautiful days

Gorgeous LO Eila, love all its elements that come together to make the LO extraordinary - Well done!

A very beautiful papercraft garden Adriana - love all the fussy cutting of the flowers with the embellishment of additional paper flowers & the border; love the addition of the burgundy highlghts & the background panels. Love it all. Well done

Where do I start in commenting on this LO? The collection of both paper & velvet flowers is an exquisite choice on this paper; the fussy cutting of the paper is fabulous; the framing of the LO using paper; look at the three dimensional butterflies & how they are scattered as if they are flying around the garden with one very beautiful butterfly framed on the side with a chippie frame. Simply divine.

09 May, 2012

Hi
These 2 projects were designed by Charlotte to show how 1 design can be changed.
The 1st little book used Graphic 45 papers, lace, ribbons & femininity; shades of apricots, laces & pearls & little velvet flowers.

closed cover of book - the apricot ribbon is between page 4 & the back cover
& ties in a bow on the front - could also be tied to the side

the lace goes behind the green paper on the front cover & ties in a know on the front

inside showing the tags, the tiny booklet on page 2 & the stampings

inside

first page details

inside tiny booklet on page 2

page 4 detail

all pages

These little booklets are perfect places to use those little scraps of paper that are too good to throw away - they are perfect embellishments - tear them & distress the edges.

The 2nd little book uses rub ons & variety in ribbons - it is less feminine feel than the first book & could very easily become a masculine book with a slight variation in embellishing.

Closed book - the ribbons go between page 4 & back cover
& the to front to tie in a bow at the side

cover of book showing ribbon wrapped around the
2 patterned papers before attaching to the cover

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inside of book without tags

inside of book showing tags, tiny booklet & details

tags details

inside of tiny booklet on page 2

Neither of these books have journaling or photos but are shown so that you can see how 1 design can be changed dramatically to suit the purpose of the project - the booklets can be a fabulous alternative to a card: